APRIL EVENTS

April

April 1-30
MFA Graduate Exhibition
9-5pm, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culmination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today.

April 1

Asian Studies Program Lecture: Marilyn Young, "From Vietnam to Afghanistan: American Wars n Southeast & South Asia"
5pm, Natural Sciences Building, Rm 1001, Free
Ms. Young is Professor of History at New York University and the author of The Vietnam Wars and Bombing Civilians (2009).

April 1-5

Purchase Repertory Theatre: Richard III by William Shakespeare
April 1-4 at 8 PM, April 4-5 at 2 PM, The Performing Arts Center

Purchase Repertory Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s Richard III. Charismatic, funny, moody, Machiavellian—Shakespeare’s villainous king is one of the Bard’s greatest creations. Richard schemes and murders his way to the crown—but can he keep it? Containing some of dramatic literature’s greatest scenes and most memorable poetry, the play provides an object lesson in the cruelty of history and the emptiness of worldly power. Tickets are $20, $15 seniors and students, and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online at www.artscenter.org.

April 2

Purchase Jazz Orchestra: “The Artistry of Randy Brecker”
7:30 PM, The Performing Arts Center, $20
Featuring internationally acclaimed jazz trumpet icon, Randy Brecker.
The Purchase Jazz Orchestra, directed by Dr. Todd Coolman, explores varied repertoire spanning the career of a jazz artist who has been on the cutting edge of both traditional and forward looking movements in jazz music. For over 30 years, Randy Brecker has been a major player in many of the most important collaborations in jazz music. Come hear an elite jazz artist in his prime. Tickets are $20 and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online by visiting www.artscenter.org.

Faculty and Composers Concert: Performed by the Percussion and Contemporary Ensembles
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

MFA Graduation Exhibit Opening: Jeff Eaton and Jane Corrigan
5-7 PM, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culimination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today. On this night, the works of Jeff Eaton and Jane Corrigan will be unveiled.

April 3

Faculty String Quartet Concert
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
The faculty quartet continues its annual exploration series. Featuring Laurie Smukler and Cal Wiersma, violins, Ira Weller, viola, and Julia Lichten, cello. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 3-4

BFA Dance Concert
8 PM, Dance Theatre Lab, Dance Bldg., $5
Conservatory of Dance BFA candidates Heidi Busher, Caroline Carbo, Christina Daly, April Johnson, Hsin-Yu Liao and Timothy Ng produce and present their Senior Project Dance Concert featuring repertory performances and original choreography. Tickets are $5, cash or check only, available at the door. For more information, call 914-251-6800.

April 3-5

Focus on French Cinema
The Performing Arts Center
Focus on French Cinema 2009, celebrating the fifth anniversary of this series of French language films, opens on Friday April 3 at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center and runs through April 5. The series presents a weekend of contemporary French and Francophone films, including an opening night gala, U.S. premiere films as well as Meet the Directors/Actors breakfast and film workshops. For more details, visit www.focusonfrenchcinema.org.

April 6

Brass Concert
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 7

The School of Natural and Social Sciences' Science in the Modern World Lecture Series Presents: Trevor Corson: "Sexy Lobster, Succulent Sushi: How We Can Save The Seas With Good Eating!"
7PM, Pepsico Theatre, Performing Arts Center

Trevor Corson is a journalist and author of two books, The Secret Life of Lobsters and The Story of Sushi.

April 9

Soul Voices Gospel Ensemble: “A Joyful Noise!”
7:30 PM, The Performing Arts Center, $20
The Soul Voices Gospel Ensemble, under the direction of pianist/composer and Jazz Studies Professor Pete Malinverni, presents an evening of music taken from or inspired by the unique contribution of the African-American experience to American and world music and culture.The choir will explore soul, funk, gospel and jazz in this exciting evening of music where they dare you to sit still! The Soul Voices Gospel Ensemble is a diverse 82-voice choir comprised of students from all disciplines at Purchase College. Tickets are $20 and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online by visiting www.artscenter.org.

MFA Graduation Exhibit Opening: Chris Vesper
5-7 PM, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culimination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today. On this night, the works of Chris Vesper will be unveiled.

April 13

Noon Music
12 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
Voice and Opera students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

Woodwinds Concert: Woodwinds Repertoire Performance Hour
8 PM, Recital Hall, Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 14

Chamber Jazz Concert
6:30 PM,Choral Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information call, 914-251-6700.

Concert: Pianists in Recital I
8 PM,Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information call, 914-251-6700.

April 15

Woodwinds Concert: Woodwinds in Recital
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

School of Art+Design Lecture: John Pilson, Photographer and Video Artist
6:30 PM, Visual Arts Building Room 1016, Free
John Pilson’s most recent series, Coliseum (2006), consists of four video works that explore the shifting relationships between work and play, talk and action, the daily and the dramatic. The rhythms of language are constants in each piece: heated discussions of arcane knowledge, theatrical monologues, the physical dialogue between a group of athletes. While previous work has been concerned with the theatricality of space, these new works employ video in an exploration of group portraiture.

April 16

Piano Concert : Pianists in Recital II
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

MFA Graduation Exhibit Opening: Leah Tacha
5-7 PM, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culimination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today. On this night, the works of Leah Tacha will be unveiled.

April 17

Purchase College MFA Exhibition Reception
6-8 PM, Smith Stewart Gallery, Free

The works of Purchase College MFA candidates Jeff Eaton, Jane Corrigan, Chris Vesper, Leah Tacha, Karen Ruenitz, and Nathan Margoni will be on view from April 16th through the 26th. The gallery is located at 53 Stanton Street, New York City. For more information, call 212-477-2821, or visit www.purchasemfa.com

April 17-18

MFA Dance Concert
8 PM, Dance Theatre Lab, Dance Bldg., $5
The Conservatory of Dance presents a concert of repertory and original choreography in both ballet and modern dance produced by first-year MFA candidates. Tickets are $5, cash or check only, available at the door. For more information, call 914-251-6800.

April 20

Camerata Concert
8 PM,Recital Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music along with Bradley Brookshire, Music Director and Conductor. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 21

Chamber Jazz Concert
6:30 PM,Choral Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 22

School of Art+Design Lecture: Michael Smith, Video Performance and Installation
6:30 PM, Visual Arts Building Room 1016, Free
Michael Smith is a video/performance/installation artist known for his eponymous performance persona named Mike, the central figure in an ongoing series of large-scale narrative based projects. Mike, an innocent who continually falls victim to trends and fashions as he negotiates an imperfect landscape, allows Smith to comment on discrepancies and absurdities in our culture while creating an unsettling mixture of humor and pathos.

April 23

MFA Graduation Exhibit Opening: Karen Ruenitz
5-7 PM, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culimination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today. On this night, the works of Karen Ruenitz will be unveiled.

April 23-26

Purchase Opera: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica
Plus the World Premiere of "Confession" - a one-act opera written at Purchase Conservatory of Music With Music by Raphaël Lucas, Libretto by Margaret Vignola / Jacque Trussel
April 23-25 at 8 PM and April 26 at 2 PM, The Performing Arts Center, $25
Celebrating its 10th anniversary season, the award-winning Purchase Opera presents Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica, two tales of secrets and their consequences. Puccini’s music provides a lush musical and dramatic feast for the senses, whether in the comic bedchamber of a wealthy, just deceased Florentine, or in the solemnity of a 17th century cloistered convent. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online by visiting www.artscenter.org.

April 24-26; May 1-3

Purchase Dance Corps Spring Concert ‘09
April 24-25 & May 1-2 at 8 PM and April 26 & May 3 at 3 PM
The Performing Arts Center, $20
The Purchase Dance Corps presents its Spring Concert 2009, performing works by Bella Lewitzky and stellar alumnus Doug Varone.The season’s modern dance offerings include a rare opportunity to see a dance by the master choreographer and renowned West Coast dance pioneer Bella Lewitzky, as well as a haunting work by alum Doug Varone. Two ballet works, one classical and one new/contemporary, will round out this exciting program. Tickets are $20 and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online by visiting www.artscenter.org.

April 25

The School of Natural and Social Sciences presents its 28th Annual Student Research Symposium
8:45 AM to 1 PM, Natural Sciences Building, Free.
Visit www.purchase.edu/symposium or call 914-251-6631 for more information.

April 27

Noon Music
12 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
Voice and Opera students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

April 28

Concert: Student Composers
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg., Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information call, 914-251-6700.

Opera Scenes
8 PM, Humanities Theatre, Humanities Bldg., Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information call, 914-251-6700.

April 30

Concert : Percussion Ensemble
8 PM, Recital Hall, Music Bldg.,Free
School of the Arts, Conservatory of Music students perform. For more information, call 914-251-6700.

MFA Open Studios
3-5 PM, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Free
As the culmination of MFA Study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today.

April 30-May 2

Purchase Repertory Theatre: Sophomore Rehearsal Project
8 PM, The Performing Arts Center
The Purchase Repertory Theatre presents the Sophomore Rehearsal Project, April 30 and May 1 & 2 at 8 PM at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20, $15 seniors and students, and can be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914-251-6200 or online at www.artscenter.org.